Ponderosa Speedway's 4th Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial Set for April 22

**race-results** · 04-17-2011, 07:58 AM

Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky 40440

2011 Official Media Release #14 (For Immediate Distribution: April 17, 2011)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

Ponderosa Speedway’s 4th Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial Set for April 22

Junction City, KY- April 17, 2011- After last week’s season opener was rained out, Ponderosa Speedway track promoters Donnie Sullivan and family will present the 40th Anniversary Season Opener at Ponderosa Speedway this Friday evening April 22. The event will be the 4th Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial for the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model division.

The April 22 racing program will be the 4th Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial for the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, as the Super Late Models will race 40 laps for $1,500 to win in their main event. Also in action on the April 22 racing card will be the Bob Allen Motor Mall Pro Late Models racing for $600 to win, Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service Modifieds racing for $600 to win, D&D Pallet Recyclers Sportsman racing for $300 to win, Simple Sign and Decal Street Stocks racing for $150 to win, and SkyTower Power Race Engines Open Four Cylinders racing for $75 to win. The Super Late Model division will be the only class to time trial, as all other divisions will pill draw for heat race starting positions. Race fans can bring along their portable radio and headsets and listen to all the action as it is called on the 105.9 radio frequency. Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV is the defending winner of this event.

Also, this event will be a benefit for the Logan Whitis family as proceeds from this race will go the Ponderosa Speedway competitor to help offset rising medical cost for the medical treatment of Logan and wife Kellie’s youngest son’s rare medical condition. Also, there will be a Dirt Late Model racing simulator on the grounds for the event as well to give race fans an opportunity to “test” their skills in a simulated Late Model event.

Activities for the April 22 4th Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial event season opener will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. Also of note, sign in to the pit area will return to the back pit gate as it has been in years past. The drivers meeting will be at 7:00 p.m., followed by practice for all divisions at 7:15 p.m. Super Late Model time trials will begin at 7:45 p.m., with green flag racing action set to begin at 8:15 p.m. Ticket prices for the April 15 event in the general admission area will be $10 for adults, $5 for young adults ages 11-16, and free to those children ages 10 and under. A pit pass will be $25.

Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane on the Boyle/Lincoln County border, outside of Junction City, KY, just minutes from Danville, KY. The Sullivan family will the track promoters and will present dirt track sports entertainment on Friday evenings throughout the 2011 race season. For more information about all 2011 racing activities at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track’s webpage on the internet at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or phone the Sullivan family at (606) 669-4009 or (606) 365-0402. Partons can phone the track at (859) 854-6808 on raceday.

**race-results** · 04-18-2011, 03:58 PM

4th Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial
April 22, 2011
Media/Press Information
2010 Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial Champ
Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, West Virginia
Ponderosa Speedway-“Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring!”

Quick Track Facts

Name: Ponderosa Speedway
Location: Junction City, Kentucky
Promoter: Donnie, Angie, and Donnie, Jr. Sullivan
Nickname: “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring”
Motto: “Where The Action Is Always The Attraction!”
Website: www.ponderosaspeedway.net
Seating Capacity: 2,500
Tower Area Includes: Race Control, Press Box, and Public Address Area
Racing Surface: Clay
Lap Distance: 1,780 feet or 3/8 of a mile
First Event: September 1972
Super Late Model Track Record: Victor Lee 12.744 (April 5, 2008)

Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial Finishes

2008- Mike Marlar, Jason Keltner, Shon Flanery, Michael Chilton, Rohn Moon, Joey Daniel, Victor Lee, Chris Wilson, Shannon Thornsberry, Duane Chamberlain, David Webb, Christian Rayburn, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Larry Gray, Arnie Fields, Dustin Neat, Jeff Shackleford, Brad Neat, Aaron Hatton, Dustin Linville, D.J. Wells, Jamie Ferguson, Jeff Watson, Bobby Carrier, Jr.

2009- Victor Lee, Greg Johnson, Tyrel Todd, Michael Chilton, Dustin Linville, Mike Marlar, Kevin Claycomb, Jimmy Crabtree, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Larry Gray, Duane Chamberlain, Mike Jewell, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Arnie Fields, Derek Fisher, David Webb, Jason Keltner, Justin Rattliff, Brandon Fouts, Buzz Williams, Johnny Wheeler, Frankie Coomer, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Randy Ridner

2010- Eddie Carrier, Jr., Dustin Linville, Jordan Bland, Mike Marlar, Skylar, Marlar, Brad Neat, Eric Wells, Victor Lee, Dustin Neat, Chris Combs, D.J. Wells, Aaron Ridley, Justin Rattliff, Arnie Fields, Michael Chilton, David Webb, Shon Flanery, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Larry Gray, Jr., Steve Stollings, Lance Matthees, Anthony Adams, John Grega

-The Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial event was added to the Ponderosa Speedway schedule for the first time in 2008 as a tribute to this well respected pair of young man after they tragically lost their lives in an automobile accident in late October of 2007 on the way to the World of Outlaws series World Finals in Charlotte, NC. The pair are also remembered with the Chris Estes Memorial Engine Builder of the Year Award, won in 2008 by Vic Hill Race Engines, and with the Brad Pena Memorial Crew Chief of the Year Award, won in 2008 by Terry Linville, crew chief for Dustin Linville.

-Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would make the inaugural running of the Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial a memorable one, especially for the Estes family, as the “Winfield Warrior” would pilot the Estes family owned C.J. Rayburn Race Cars mount to victory in less than ideal track conditions, as the event was contested on the first Saturday of April after approximately 6 inches of rain had fell in the 48 hours leading up to the event. Marlar would hold off Jason Keltner to get the win, followed by Shon Flanery, Michael Chilton, and Rohn Moon. Victor Lee would also lower the track record at this event to its current mark of 12.744 seconds on that unseasonably cool and damp evening.

-Victor Lee of Stanford, KY would put his name in the record books as the winner of the 2nd Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial event in dominant fashion as he led all 40 laps in claiming the $4,000 payday. Lee would pilot the Frank Revel Motorsports owned Kentucky’s Best, Budda Bert Transmissions Sales and Service sponsored #4 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Jay (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens Race Engines powered machine. Greg Johnson would finish a distant second, followed by Tyrel Todd, Michael Chilton, and Dustin Linville. A total of 31 entries would attempt to make the 24 car starting field.

-The 2010 version of the Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial would be a classic duel between a pair of second-generation racers as Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV would outduel Bryantsville, KY native Dustin Linville to pick up the $3,000 payday. A trio of second-generation racers would complete the top five in the form of Jordan Bland of Campbellsville, KY and the brother duo of Mike and Skylar Marlar of Winfield, TN, as 9 of the 23 starters in the event were second generation drivers.

-A total of forty-six (46) different drivers have made the previous three Estes/Pena Memorial events. Those racers making the event for the first time in 2010 included Jordan Bland, Skylar Marlar, Eric Wells, Chris Combs, Aaron Ridley, Steve Stollings, Lance Matthees, Anthony Adams, and John Grega.

-There have been eight (8) drivers that have made all three previous Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial events. Those drivers include Michael Chilton, Arnie Fields, Larry Gray, Jr., Victor Lee, Dustin Linville, Mike Marlar, David Webb, and Bobby Wolter, Jr.

Chris Estes/Brad Pena Roll Call of Drivers
Anthony Adams- 1 (2010)
Jordan Bland- 1 (2010)
Michael Chilton- 3 (2008, 2009, 2010)
Duane Chamberlain- 2 (2008, 2009)
Bobby Carrier, Jr- 2 (2008, 2009)
Kevin Claycomb- 1 (2009)
Jimmy Crabtree- 1 (2009)
Eddie Carrier, Jr.- 2 (2009, 2010)
Frankie Coomer- 1 (2009)
Chris Combs- 1 (2010)
Joey Daniel- 1 (2008)
Shon Flanery- 2 (2008, 2010)
Arnie Fields- 3 (2008, 2009, 2010)
Jamie Ferguson-1 (2008)
Derek Fisher- 1 (2009)
Brandon Fouts- 1 (2009)
Larry Gray, Jr.- 3 (2008, 2009, 2010)
John Grega- 1 (2010)
Aaron Hatton- 1 (2008)
Greg Johnson- 1 (2009)
Mike Jewell- 1 (2009)
Jason Keltner- 2 (2008, 2009)
Victor Lee- 3 (2008, 2009, 2010)
Dustin Linville- 3 (2008, 2009, 2010)
Mike Marlar- 3 (2008, 2009, 2010)
Skylar Marlar- 1 (2010)
Rohn Moon- 1 (2008)
Lance Matthees- 1 (2010)
Brad Neat- 2 (2008, 2010)
Dustin Neat- 2 (2008, 2010)
Justin Rattliff- 2 (2009, 2010)
Christian Rayburn- 1 (2008)
Aaron Ridley- 1 (2010)
Randy Ridner- 1 (2009)
Jeff Shackleford- 1 (2008)
Steve Stollings- 1 (2010)
Shannon Thornsberry- 1 (2008)
Tyrel Todd- 1 (2009)
Chris Wilson- 1 (2008)
David Webb- 3 (2008, 2009, 2010)
Bobby Wolter, Jr.- 3 (2008, 2009, 2010)
D.J. Wells- 2 (2008, 2010)
Jeff Watson- 1 (2008)
Buzz Williams- 1 (2009)
Johnny Wheeler- 1 (2009)
Eric Wells- 1 (2010)